Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic льгота (lĭgota), from the root of лёгкий (ljóxkij, easy) + -ота (-ota). Cognate with Ukrainian вільго́та (vilʹhóta) and Belarusian ільго́та (ilʹhóta); compare also Polish ulga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲɡotə]
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Noun

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льго́та (lʹgótaf inan (genitive льго́ты, nominative plural льго́ты, genitive plural льгот)

  1. privilege, benefit, exemption, discount
    нало́говые льго́тыnalógovyje lʹgótytax benefits

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “льгота”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress